On-Site Still Rules Canadian Tech Hiring

By Raulin Cadet | Published Sept. 30, 2026 | Updated Sept. 30, 2026 | Topics: Canada, Technology, Employment, Job market, Tech job

In the past few weeks, in a post I looked at which skills tend to pay more in Canadian tech jobs, then turned to whether developer hiring is finally turning a corner after several years of falling vacancies. This week I ask something more basic: when a Canadian tech job posting tells you where you will work, what does it actually offer?

The graphic above shows the answer for the four provinces where enough postings have come in so far to compare them: Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, and British Columbia. In every one, on-site work makes up more than three quarters of postings. Hybrid arrangements take up most of the rest, and fully remote roles stay in the single digits everywhere. Quebec stands out with the highest share of hybrid postings and the lowest share of fully remote ones. Ontario is at the other end, with the highest share of on-site postings of the four provinces considered.

As the graphic reveals, provinces differ far less from each other in their on-site share than on-site and remote differ within each one. Does such a small gap between provinces mean location barely matters for how these jobs get posted?